Brontispa, Sharp, 1904
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4690.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5940336 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A1D663-8761-E468-FF7D-FBAB02A97D9E |
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Key to species of Brontispa View in CoL
1. Anterior corners of pronotum subhorizontal and distinctly projecting laterally, not continuous with anterior margin through small denticle or notch ( Figs 13 View FIGURES 9–15 , 20); frontoclypeus impuctate or finely punctate ( Figs 12 View FIGURES 9–15 , 19); smaller species, length below 10 mm ................................................................................................. 2
- Anterior corners of pronotum weakly projecting laterally and forming continuous line with anterior margin ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1–8 ); frontoclypeus with several coarse punctures ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1–8 ); larger species, length 13 mm ............................. B. caledonica sp. nov.
2. Frontoclypeus without deep foveae ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 9–15 ); antennomere II short, 0.3 × as long as antennomere I ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 9–15 ); apex of elytra with sharp or denticulate sutural angle and emarginate apical margin; body yellow, frons brown, pronotum with apical dark patch, elytra either largely dark brown or yellow with central brown spot but never with stripes ( Figs 9, 10 View FIGURES 9–15 ); larger species, length 8.00– 9.50 mm .................................................................. B. longissima ( Gestro, 1885)
- Frontoclypeus with pair of deep foveae apically (Fig. 19); antennomere II elongate, 0.8 × as long as antennomere I ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 182–185 ); apex of elytra with straight sutural angle and broadly rounded lateral angle; body yellow, each elytron with dark brown stripe on rows 3–5 (Figs 16, 17); smaller species, length 5.10–6.80 mm ........................... B. veitchiae Gressitt, 1960 View in CoL
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